1-SCRANTON PREP
\nAT 8-WALLENPAUPACK<\/p>\n
When: Friday, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n
Where: Wallenpaupack High School Stadium<\/p>\n
Records: SP 6-1, WAL 5-2.<\/p>\n
Last: Scranton Prep, 37-0 (2025).<\/p>\n
The buzz: Scranton Prep leads the series, 12-2. Scranton Prep has nine straight wins against the Buckhorns. Wallenpaupack\u2019s last series win was in 2011 (17-14). Scranton Prep has won six straight games and is averaging 34.7 points per game. Wallenpaupack is coming off a 21-7 loss to Abington Heights. Scranton Prep defeated Abington Heights, 35-0.<\/p>\n
3-NORTH POCONO
\nAT DELAWARE VALLEY<\/p>\n
When: Friday, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n
Where: Delaware Valley\u2019s Warrior Stadium<\/p>\n
Records: NP 6-1, DV 2-5.<\/p>\n
Last: North Pocono, 28-21 (2025)<\/p>\n
The buzz: Delaware Valley leads the series, 19-9. North Pocono snapped a six-game losing streak to the Warriors last season. Delaware Valley head coach Keith Olsommer was an all-state player for North Pocono (1989-91). Both teams lost to Scranton Prep. North Pocono fell to the Cavaliers, 37-36, in three overtimes; Delaware Valley lost to the Cavaliers, 14-7.<\/p>\n
7-ABINGTON HEIGHTS
\nAT 4-VALLEY VIEW<\/p>\n
When: Friday, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n
Where: John Henzes\/Veterans Memorial Stadium<\/p>\n
Records: AH 3-4, VV 5-2.<\/p>\n
Last: Abington Heights, 45-7 (2025)<\/p>\n
The buzz: Valley View leads the series, 33-21-2. Abington Heights ended a 10-game losing streak to the Cougars last season. Abington Heights defeated Wallenpaupack last week, improving to 2-2 in the LFC Division I. The Comets lead the District 2 Class 5A power rating standings. Valley View\u2019s losses came against Northwestern Lehigh (7-0) and North Pocono (6-1).<\/p>\n
9-MID VALLEY
\nAT 6-LAKELAND<\/p>\n
When: Friday, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n
Where: Lakeland Stadium<\/p>\n
Records: MV 4-3, LAK 6-1.<\/p>\n
Last: Lakeland, 28-14 (2025)<\/p>\n
The buzz: Lakeland leads the series, 27-4. Mid Valley and Lakeland have three common opponents: Lake-Lehman, Lackawanna Trail and Riverside. Mid Valley lost to Lake-Lehman, 14-13, and beat Lackawanna Trail, 42-16, and Riverside, 49-28. Lakeland defeated Lake-Lehman, 42-22, Lackawanna Trail, 49-28, and Riverside, 33-20.<\/p>\n
MONTROSE AT
\n10-CARBONDALE AREA<\/p>\n
When: Friday, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n
Where: Andrew Cerra Sports Complex<\/p>\n
Records: MON 4-3, CA 4-3.<\/p>\n
Last: Carbondale Area, 40-0 (2025)<\/p>\n
The buzz: Carbondale Area has won seven straight against the Meteors and leads the series, 26-15-1. Carbondale Area shares first place in the LFC Division III standings with Lackawanna Trail. Montrose lost last week, 24-13, to Old Forge. Carbondale Area won its second straight game, beating Holy Cross, 43-20.<\/p>\n
WEST SCRANTON
\nAT SCRANTON<\/p>\n
When: Friday, 5 p.m.<\/p>\n
Where: Scranton Veterans\u2019 Memorial Stadium<\/p>\n
Records: WS 2-5, SCR 0-7.<\/p>\n
Last: Scranton, 51-6 (2025)<\/p>\n
The buzz: This is the annual Bell Game. Scranton has won seven straight against the Invaders. Scranton leads the current series that started in 1991, 22-14. Erie Railroad donated the Bell Trophy in 1953, awarded to the city championship winner. The city championship started with the first game between Scranton Central and Scranton Technical in 1909. West Scranton joined the battle for the Bell in 1944.<\/p>\n
RIVERSIDE AT
\nWESTERN WAYNE<\/p>\n
When: Friday, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n
Where: Sharkey Rosetti Sports Complex<\/p>\n
Records: RIV 5-2, WW 3-4.<\/p>\n
Last: Riverside, 34-0 (2025)<\/p>\n
The buzz: Riverside leads the series, 11-4. Riverside\u2019s Brayden Rose left last week\u2019s game against Mid Valley with an injury, and the Vikings lost, 49-28. Western Wayne has lost three straight games to opponents with an 18-3 combined record. Both teams have first-year coaches: Riverside\u2019s Jimmy Tucker and Western Wayne\u2019s Dave Shimkosky.<\/p>\n
OLD FORGE AT
\nSUSQUEHANNA<\/p>\n
When: Saturday, 1 p.m.<\/p>\n
Where: William Emminger Memorial Field<\/p>\n
Records: OF 2-5, SUS 0-7.<\/p>\n
Last: Old Forge, 30-0 (2025)<\/p>\n
The buzz: Old Forge leads the series, 35-9. Old Forge defeated Montrose last week, scoring all 24 points in the second half. Montrose is a common opponent that beat Susquehanna, 21-20. Susquehanna lost to Lackawanna Trail, 31-7, last week. Old Forge is third behind Holy Cross and Lackawanna Trail for a spot in the District 2-11 Class 1A subregional playoff standings.<\/p>\n
LACKAWANNA TRAIL
\nAT HOLY CROSS<\/p>\n
When: Saturday, 1 p.m.<\/p>\n
Where: Monsignor Crotti Field at St. Anthony\u2019s Memorial Park<\/p>\n
Records: LT 2-5, HC 2-5.<\/p>\n
Last: Lackawanna Trail, 53-12 (2025)<\/p>\n
The buzz: Lackawanna Trail leads the series, 19-0. Lackawanna Trail has 20 straight LFC Division III wins. Lackawanna Trail is on a two-game winning streak after starting the season 0-5. The Lions beat Susquehanna, 31-7, last week and share first place in the division with Carbondale Area. Holy Cross lost to Carbondale Area, 43-20, last week. Holy Cross (.385) leads Lackawanna Trail (.334) in the District 2-11 Class 1A subregional standings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"1-SCRANTON PREP AT 8-WALLENPAUPACK When: Friday, 7 p.m. Where: Wallenpaupack High School Stadium Records: SP 6-1, WAL 5-2.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":307779,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[305,178,180,179,726],"class_list":["post-307778","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-scranton","tag-high-school-sports","tag-scranton","tag-scranton-headlines","tag-scranton-news","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/307778","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=307778"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/307778\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/307779"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=307778"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=307778"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=307778"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}